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Historic Victories for LGBT Americans

Evening Brief: Other Important LGBT News From Today

The details of the DOMA decision.

The majority: gay people and their families exist.

The minority: discrimination is not bigotry.

What do the rulings mean for same-sex couples?

Minutes after DOMA struck down, immigration judge halts deportation of married gay man.

The five craziest reactions to the rulings.

House Republicans wasted $2.3 MILLION in taxpayer funds defending DOMA.

Here’s what it looked like in front of the Supreme Court.

Watch President Obama congratulate the Proposition 8 plaintiffs live on TV.

Nancy Pelosi’s amazing reaction to Michele Bachmann’s crazy statement on DOMA.

While today’s rulings are obviously cause for celebration, the same could be said of little else this term at the Supreme Court. Watch this space tomorrow for a complete rundown of the Roberts Corporate Court’s troubling term.

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